Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11
उद्धरेत्सप्तगोत्राणि कुलमेकोत्तरं शतम् । यमुनायां नरः स्नात्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
uddharetsaptagotrāṇi kulamekottaraṃ śatam | yamunāyāṃ naraḥ snātvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
Ao banhar-se na sagrada Yamunā, o homem é libertado de todos os pecados; ele eleva sete gotras e redime cento e um ramos de sua família.
Sūta (deduced: Brāhma Khaṇḍa narrative style praising tīrthas)
Tirtha: Yamunā-tīrtha
Type: river
Scene: A pilgrim at dawn steps into the Yamunā, offering arghya; subtle ancestral figures appear behind him receiving upliftment, while the river glows with sanctity.
FAQs
Tīrtha-snānā (bathing at a sacred river) is portrayed as a powerful purifier that benefits both the individual and their ancestral line.
The river Yamunā is praised as a sin-destroying tīrtha.
Snāna—ritual bathing in the Yamunā.